Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
95
106
109
99
123
116
111
107
105
103
94
90
82
62
82
130
42
29
30
26
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
0
ESE
20
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:25PM3.37m
1:29AM3.54m
1:56PM3.38m
2:05AM3.51m
2:26PM3.34m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.00m
7:19PM0.33m
7:41AM0.03m
7:54PM0.25m
8:15AM0.14m
8:28PM0.25m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:28
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7:31
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7:33
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6:17
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6:15
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6:13
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 mm
2
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4
2
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
10
6
5
4
3
3
5
6
6
6
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